2019 PRCA Media Guide - Stock Contractors

Stock Contractors (continued)

Silver Spurs Rodeo Stock contractor: SteveWhaley

bucking horses. The firm sent a saddle bronc and a bucking bull to the 2018 Wrangler NFR. Salt River Rodeo Stock contractor: Jerry Dorenkamp LOCATION: Tucson, Ariz. NOTABLE LIVESTOCK : Primetime, top bull of the Wrangler NFR, 2001; son Out of Time, Wrangler NFR, 2005. BACKGROUND: Skip Beeler became a PRCA bullfighter in 1978, built a concrete and framing company in the Phoenix area, then returned to the rodeo industry as a stock contractor. In 2013, Jerry Dorenkamp – a longtime PRCA stock contracting partner – purchased Salt River Rodeo from Beeler; the firm sent one saddle bronc horse and a bucking bull to the 2018 Wrangler NFR. Sankey Pro Rodeo and LOCATION: Joliet, Mont. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: Saddle broncs Skitso Skoal, 1994, 1997; Skoal’s Wild Card, 1998; Surprise Party Skoal (tie), 2000. OTHER NOTABLE LIVESTOCK : Show Biz, RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year, 2008; Gus, RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo Bareback Horse of the Year, 2008; William, No. 2 PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year, 1996-97, No. 3 in 2006. BACKGROUND: Ike Sankey started rodeo competition in 1969 and has stayed involved in the sport since then, getting his stock contracting card in 1978 with his father, Bud. Ike Sankey qualified four consecutive times for the National Finals Rodeo (1975-78). In 1978, he qualified in two events – bareback riding and saddle bronc riding. His evolution from competitor to producer makes him sensitive to the needs of the cowboys and their point of view. He believes that professional rodeo should be fast, fun, family- friendly entertainment. All Sankey horses taken to the Wrangler NFR are raised by the Sankey family – Ike, his wife, Roberta, daughter, Ryan, and son, Wade. Sankey Rodeo was nominated for PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year in 2011. The company added Jeff Robinson as a partner in 2015 to deepen its bull pen. Sankey and Robinson sent three bareback horses and two saddle bronc to the 2018 Wrangler NFR. WEBSITE : www.SankeyProRodeo. com. Silver Creek Pro Rodeo General manager: Randy Schmutz LOCATION: Arkansas City, Kan. BACKGROUND: After being inactive in rodeo stock contracting for 12 years, Rex Walker combined forces with longtime friend and rodeo producer Jerome Robinson to form Western Trails Rodeo, and PRCA stock contractor Joe Simon later became involved with the company, which ran 1,200 head of horses on two Colorado ranches. In early 2012, Matt Williams and several partners purchased Western Trails Rodeo and renamed it Silver Creek Pro Rodeo. In 2016, Williams took over sole ownership of the firm. The firm a saddle bronc the 2018 Wrangler NFR. Phenom Genetics General manager: Wade Sankey

LOCATION: St. Cloud, Fla. BACKGROUND: The Silver Spurs Club’s first full-dress rodeo was held July 4, 1944, and it has been a yearly event since. An annual February rodeo was added in 1951, and the club celebrated the production of its 100th rodeo in February 1998. It continues to produce rodeos every February and June. The club also provides the stock for rodeos in Okeechobee, Fla., in March and September. The famous Silver Spurs Quadrille has performed at every rodeo produced by the club. The company sent a bull to the 2015 Wrangler NFR; a bareback horse was also selected but unable to attend. WEBSITE : www.SilverSpursRodeo.com. Harper & Morgan Rodeo General manager: Scotty Lovelace LOCATION: Athens, Texas. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: Bareback horse Real Deal, 2005. OTHER NOTABLE LIVESTOCK: Donkey Kong had one of the two top scores of the 2015 regular season, a 93, in Pecos, Texas. BACKGROUND: Stace Smith, a stock contractor since 1995, became owner of Smith, Harper & Morgan in 2004. Harper and Morgan had been producing rodeos since 1965 and had been stock contractors since 1983. Harlan Robertson joined the firm in 2010. Smith, Harper & Morgan Rodeo sent a saddle bronc and two bucking bulls to the 2018 Wrangler NFR. Stace Smith Pro Rodeos Stock contractor: Stace Smith LOCATION: Athens, Texas. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: Bull Hurricane, 2001. OTHER NOTABLE LIVESTOCK : Saddle bronc horse Big Jet finished third for stock of the year and third for Wrangler NFR top stock, 2005; Resistol’s Top Hat was named one of the five best saddle broncs at the 2012 Wrangler NFR. BACKGROUND: A PRCA stock contractor since 1995, Stace Smith has made a name for himself by sending stock to the Wrangler NFR every year since 1999. The owner of a telecommunications construction company, Smith also stays busy building his bull and bucking horse breeding program. He was named PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year 11 consecutive years, 2004-14 (also nominated in 2015), and he twice earned the PRCA’s Remuda Award for best pen of bucking horses (2004-05). He sent three bareback horse, five saddle broncs and four bulls to the 2018 Wrangler NFR. Summit Pro Rodeo Stock contractors: J.D. Hamaker, Hal Burns and Jesse Hill LOCATION: Centennial, Wyo. BUCKING STOCK OF THE YEAR: Bulls Cross theWyoming Line, 2014, top four, 2015; Mr. T, 1986. OTHER NOTABLE STOCK : Business Man, one of top five bucking bulls, 2012 Wrangler NFR; Blenderhead, top-three PRCA bull, 2004. BACKGROUND: Summit Pro Rodeo is the successor to Burns Rodeo, whose stock is kept at Hal Burns’High Plains Arena, six miles from Laramie, Wyo., and at his ranch about 23 miles from Laramie

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